Floods to delay Territory work

The Queensland floods are expected to cause delays to Northern Territory building projects.

The Master Builders Association in the Territory says most building suppliers are based in Brisbane.

The Association's Graham Kemp says construction sites will be affected, but for how long is unclear.

"I've been speaking to a number of different Brisbane suppliers and one that I was talking to, when I said to him 'when do you think deliveries will be through?', he said 'I can give you a pretty good estimate, it will be between 10 days and 100 days', and that is what the people of Brisbane are dealing with at the moment," he says.

Mr Kemp says suppliers have told him it could take months to fill the backlog and get materials to the Territory.

"A lot of work that occurs on building sites is reliant on Brisbane companies so I think we will see delays," he says.

"I think people will just have to be patient and have some concern and understanding for what the people of Brisbane are going through."

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